Step 40: Floor Finishing
September 8 - The first coast of finish is applied to the floors. It
looks really dark after seeing natural wood for over two weeks. It
also looks blotchy because its just the first coat. They came in on
Saturday to do it since they were running behind and our cabinets are being
delivered on Monday. Glenn also finishes painting a second coat where
cabinets are going in. All of the ceilings now have two coats of paint
on them. We’ve also started installing the can lighting in the ceilings.
It’s weird having lights after dark. It’s almost like being in civilization
again.

Step 41: Cabinets
September 10 - The cabinets are delivered and installed in both the kitchen
and the master bath. Suddenly the living space is defined. It
makes it seem bigger and yet smaller at the same time. Meanwhile, the
septic pipes are run across the road and the road is covered back up.

The kitchen wall cabinets were installed first, and
then the island.

You can also see the floor in these shots. They
put down paper over the high traffic areas to protect the floor. Once we
finish everything else, they will come back and put the last coats of finish
on the floor. In the meantime, we have to deal with paper.

We had tiny little samples to work from, but we are
really pleased with how everything is blending together.

Step 42: Interior Doors
September 12 - The interior doors are delivered. They are all stacked
up in the library. My they are beautiful. We also received notification
that the appliances are here and ready for delivery. Mathes, our plumber
returned to remove the blocks in the plumbing system. We now have water
available in the house -- well, we would if we had any faucets or toilets,
that is.

September 13 - Countertops. The guy came and measured for the granite
countertops. He used a very high-tech laser system. Glenn was
almost speechless with admiration. He does love hi-tech electronic
types of things.